The National Food Authority (NFA) in Banga, Aklan headed by Provincial Manager Pablito G. Gemarino has announced the increase in the buying price of palay from Aklan farmers from P10.00 to P11.00 per kilogram with additional incentives.
The increase in price of 10 percent was approved by Malacañang on the recommendation of Agriculture Secretary Arthur Yap.
The new price in Aklan will be applied in buying clean palay with 14 percent and lower moisture content.
According to the NFA in Banga, an individual farmer who sells his palay to Aklan Grains Center will get P11.25 per kilogram maximum, while a farmer’s organization or cooperative will get P11.50 per kilogram maximum.
NFA Information Officer Judith Tindog also said the food agency’s mobile procurement team continues to go around the province to buy palay from farmers.
“For farmers who need ‘drying assistance’, the NFA Provincial Office has available mechanical drying service for very minimal fees. They could bring their palay for drying directly to the NFA,” Tindog said.
Meanwhile, following the instruction of Agriculture Secretary Arthur C. Yap, the NFA will intensify the monitoring and distribution of government rice nationwide. He specifically ordered the food agency to keep close watch of the price of the staple in the markets all over the country.
The move is the government’s pro-active effort to combat the possible increase in the consumption of rice that may result from the shift from bread consumption following the increasing trend of wheat prices in the world market.
According to NFA administrator Jessup P. Navarro, the food agency will sustain the continuous distribution of rice through its accredited retailers – Bigasan ni Gloria sa Palengke, Tindahan Natin outlets and rolling stores. NFA rice is being sold by these outlets at P18 per kilogram. ( By VENUS G. VILLANUEVA)/ MP
The increase in price of 10 percent was approved by Malacañang on the recommendation of Agriculture Secretary Arthur Yap.
The new price in Aklan will be applied in buying clean palay with 14 percent and lower moisture content.
According to the NFA in Banga, an individual farmer who sells his palay to Aklan Grains Center will get P11.25 per kilogram maximum, while a farmer’s organization or cooperative will get P11.50 per kilogram maximum.
NFA Information Officer Judith Tindog also said the food agency’s mobile procurement team continues to go around the province to buy palay from farmers.
“For farmers who need ‘drying assistance’, the NFA Provincial Office has available mechanical drying service for very minimal fees. They could bring their palay for drying directly to the NFA,” Tindog said.
Meanwhile, following the instruction of Agriculture Secretary Arthur C. Yap, the NFA will intensify the monitoring and distribution of government rice nationwide. He specifically ordered the food agency to keep close watch of the price of the staple in the markets all over the country.
The move is the government’s pro-active effort to combat the possible increase in the consumption of rice that may result from the shift from bread consumption following the increasing trend of wheat prices in the world market.
According to NFA administrator Jessup P. Navarro, the food agency will sustain the continuous distribution of rice through its accredited retailers – Bigasan ni Gloria sa Palengke, Tindahan Natin outlets and rolling stores. NFA rice is being sold by these outlets at P18 per kilogram. ( By VENUS G. VILLANUEVA)/ MP
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